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AMVETS Chapter Seeks New Members As one of America’s leading veterans service organizations with more than 250,000 members, AMVETS has a proud history of assisting veterans and sponsoring numerous programs that serve the country and its citizens. Membership in AMVETS is open to anyone who honorably served, or is currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves. The AMVETS North Shore Memorial Post 21 was created to serve military veterans living on Long Island’s North Shore and beyond. The post will observe Veterans Day on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 10:45 a.m. with a ceremony at the Oyster Bay Band Stand. Visit www.amvets.org for more information about the national organization or visit Post 21’s Facebook page (@AMVETSnorthshorePost21) for details.
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Vets Group Helps With ‘General Needs’ General Needs focuses on helping the 5,000-plus homeless Long Island veterans and their families by providing basic necessities through your charitable donations and support. The organization’s mission focuses on providing basic necessities that are missing in the everyday lives of homeless veterans. In 2008, General Needs founder Lonnie Sherman volunteered at a monthly “hot meal” service at the Northport VA Medical Center in a veteran’s emergency homeless shelter. Sherman noticed that during November through December, some civic groups and individuals came in to offer clothing and coats to the residents in the shelter. These veterans are housed for up to 90 days while undergoing treatment for PTSD, substance abuse, mental and physical therapies as well as medical procedures. However, in January, and the rest of the year, little was offered to assist the veterans. In conversations with the veterans and the social work staff it became obvious that the residents needed simple, everyday items such as underwear, socks and T-shirts; stuff that was rarely donated to the shelter. In soliciting family, friends and business associates for support, Sherman would ask, “doesn’t everybody like to open a fresh, new bag of underwear?” He would pool donations of these basic undergarments and money—including from his own pocket—until he had accumulated and purchased enough items to service 40-45 veterans. He would pack the clothing in reusable shopping bags and thus provide a “Distribution with Dignity” by handing out new,
much-needed, appropriately sized goods for the veterans. Sherman always included a smile and a look in the eye while providing a heartfelt “thank you for your service” handshake. Distributions went from sporadic to quarterly to monthly with the assistance of family and friends’ participation in this cause. In time, Sherman came to understand these veterans lacked many other basic necessities such as toiletries, seasonally appropriate clothing, footwear, etc. Sherman’s solicitations for support led to increased donations, the eventual result of which became better service to area veterans by Sherman’s organization, General Needs. In May 2015, General Needs Ltd. became a federal 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization. In addition, General Needs Ltd. applied and was granted the certificate for not-forprofit registration from Suffolk County Veterans Service Agency and is registered with the New York State office of the Attorney General. General Needs now services “monthly” veterans housed at emergency shelters for homeless veterans from Brooklyn/ Queens to Riverhead. General Needs draws its support from Long Islanders who are compassionate and concerned about those who have served the country. The organization draws no salaries nor takes any goods or money collected for personal benefit. To volunteer or to make a donation, visit www.generalneeds.org or call 631-266-1672. —Information reprinted from www.generalneeds.org
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D irector at Suffolk County Veterans Service Agency S uffolk County Veterans Service Agency, Office of the County Executive Phone: 631-853-8387
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Saluting Heroes In Concert In tribute to our nation’s veterans, the Northwinds Symphonic Band, under the direction of Helen P. Bauer, will open its 11th concert season with a special performance at the Wunsch Arts Center in Glen Cove on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. The band will honor veterans past and present, performing a variety of patriotic standards as well as new publications that pay tribute to the rich history of our country and American military personnel. Northwinds is proud to be performing Armistice Day, by local composer Raymond Osnato commemorating the centennial of the end of World War I. Also included in the program will be the American Red Cross March, a Salute to the Armed Forces and music by John Philip Sousa and David Holsinger. Other selections
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include a swinging arrangement of Big Band music from the 1940s and the Andrews Sisters’ Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy with vocal trio accompanied by instrumental combo. Glen Cove resident and local instrumental music teacher G. Edward Smith will be clarinet soloist in the haunting La Califfa by film composer Ennio Morricone. Renowned soprano, Stephanie Horowitz of Merrick, will perform Dvorak’s Song to the Moon and the band will play a thrilling new arrangement of music from Les Misérables. Join us to honor America’s greatest heroes. Admission to the concert is free. Bring the entire family. For additional information or inquiries, call 516-759-9694 or email Helen Bauer at hband50@optonline.net. The Wunsch Arts Center is wheelchair accessible.
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Private First Class Bennett, Sewanhaka alumnus Richard Fleurshier, Bill Garnett, Carl Johnson, Lorraine Snevel and Dan Bresnick are pictured with Sewanhaka High School Principal Dr. Christopher Salinas and Staff Sargent Grandow.
Sewanhaka Honors Veteran Heroes On Oct. 13, members of Sewanhaka High School’s Class of 1967 met with the school’s current seniors to discuss their experiences at the high school and the impact of the Vietnam War. Alumnus and Vietnam veteran Carl Johnson, along with other members of the Class of ’67, presented the school with shadowboxes, which included distinctions, honors and awards on behalf of nine Sewanhaka alumni who lost their lives in service during the war. Honorees include: Army Major Charles Wilkie (Class of ’52) Army Private First-Class Thomas Bonventre (Class of ’64) Army Private First-Class Robert Finnegan (Class of ’65) Army Sergeant Barry Bausch (Class of ’66)
Marine Captain Ronald Pfeifer (Class of ’59) Marine Second Lieutenant Albert Doody (Class of ’61) Marine Second Lieutenant Thomas Hoare Jr. (Class of ’62) Marine Private First-Class Peter Lovan (Class of ’67) Marine Lance Corporal Michael Alberici (Class of ’65) These fallen soldiers are memorialized on the Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The shadowboxes presented to the school will be displayed in the school’s hallways. The school also hosted a community ceremony on Oct. 14 to pay tribute to the Sewanhaka heroes. —Sewanhaka Central High School District
Veteran Property Tax Exemptions Extended extend the veteran’s property tax exemption to include school taxes in New York State. Currently, state property tax laws provide partial property tax exemptions to qualified veterans of the United States Military, however, this exemption does not apply to school taxes. In 2013 and 2016 the alternative veteran’s property tax exemption and Cold War property tax exemption were amended to give school districts the options of allowing the exemption. With this legislation, all three veteran’s property tax exemptions would be consistent and apply to school taxes.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo announced he has signed legislation to extend property tax exemptions available to eligible United States veterans to include school taxes. “Our veterans answered the call and risked their own personal safety and their lives in order to defend the ideals and principles that this nation and this state were founded upon,” Cuomo said. “This measure allows local school districts to extend the same property tax breaks as local governments do, allowing them to honor the service of these incredibly courageous New Yorkers.” This bill (S.1724/ A.5135) would
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Dine Out For Heroes BY JENNIFER FAUCI JFauci@antonmediagroup.com
Sometimes, a simple “thank you” goes a long way with America’s veterans. But for the people they protect, those two words are never enough. Penny Glazier (The Glazier Group) and Caroline Hirsch (Founder, Caroline’s Comedy Club) are behind the industry-wide movement, Dine Out For Heroes, which raises awareness and funds for impacted service members and their families. Together, they saw the need to integrate the restaurant community to support the veterans that came home. “We spoke with Lee and Bob Woodruff, who went through their own traumatic experience and created the Bob Woodruff Foundation, and came up with Dine Out For Heroes,” said Glazier, who wanted the restaurant community to be represented in their efforts to raise funds that are so necessary for returning vets and their families. “Getting the restaurants to participate was the hard part. The first
year we put together a group and did a lot of calls and emails. There was a lot of begging and perseverance.” Glazier caught the attention of NYC and Company, which kindly sent
night only and this year it happens to be Veterans Day, so it’s perfect.” If customers sign up and make a reservation, restaurants contribute $1 per cover. The
The fourth annual event proves that New Yorker’s have hearts bigger than their appetite out the program’s letter to all of the restaurants that participated through the season. She said it was a long and tedious job of calling in favors but “when you’re doing it for something you’re so passionate about, it makes it easier.” “A lot of people felt that this was something they wanted to participate in,” she said of the now more than 50 restaurants that are involved. “It’s one
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event also sends information to the participating restaurants should customers want to make an additional donation. That’s another source of income for us rather than just the sign up and dollar. During Dine Out For Heroes’ first year, Glazier said there were some powerful names at the launch and after seeing the success in having chefs participate, she thought it was very much a special part of the event moving forward. “This is the first year for a Culinary Council, which was a group decision,” said Glazier of herself and her PR team. “We came up with the idea that if we had some chefs that were willing to lend their name and participate it would give more cache to the event.” This year’s Culinary Council includes chefs Alex Guarnaschelli, Geoffrey Zakarian, Mario Batali, Rocco DiSpirito, Tony Fortuna and Chris Santos. While the event has remained in the city, Glazier said that she hopes to bring it out to Long Island and other
major cities one day. “We’ve been approached by restaurants in Chicago and Houston and we wanted to get this down pat before we Alex Guarnaschelli took it anywhere else,” she said. “Right now we include the five boroughs and we would love to go to Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut as well.” In past years, Glazier says that veterans have come to restaurants and dined as out guests. She has also been able to meet some of the people and their families who have received the funds from the program. “It’s amazing,” she said. “The value of spreading the word about the Bob Woodruff Foundation and that they’ve made huge contributions to the vets, it definitely gives you more incentive to do this.” Garnering attention for the event runs the gamut from personal phone calls and emails to social media and physical newsletters through the mail. Also lending a hand was the New York State Restaurant Association as well as partnerships in Grand Central and Midtown Manhattan. “The Culinary Council has been great about putting it on their social media pages,” said Glazier. “We are so grateful to do something for these people who have protected us throughout all these years.” For more information about Dine Out For Heroes or to find a list of participating restaurants, visit www. dofh.bobwoodrufffoundation.org.
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Farm Funding Available To Support Veterans BY ANTON MEDIA STAFF
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Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that $1.25 million in funding is available through two grant programs designed to assist farmers across the state. The New Farmers Grant Fund helps new and early-stage farmers, and the New York State Veterans Farmer Grant Fund supports farms owned and operated by military veterans. Both programs are designed to promote growth and development in the state’s agriculture industry. “Agriculture remains a major sector of our economy and by supporting the development of early-stage farmers, these businesses will continue to provide fresh, local produce for New Yorkers across the state,” Cuomo said. A new $250,000 grant program, the New York State Veterans Farmer Grant Fund, will also provide grants of up to $50,000 for up to 50 percent of eligible project costs. To qualify, at least 50 percent of the farm business must be owned, operated and controlled by a veteran, as defined in the program guidelines. The farm must also have a minimum of $10,000 in farm income;
however, this program is not limited to beginning farmers. Eligible project costs are the same as for the New Farmers Grant Fund. “Farming has a long and proud history in this country and has frequently been the profession of Veterans returning home and providing for their communities,” Division of Veterans’ Affairs Director Eric J. Hesse said. “Governor Cuomo’s New York State Veterans Farmer Grant Fund ensures
that this tradition and the thriving agriculture of New York continues for future generations of New York Veterans.” Empire State Development, in consultation with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, administers the grant funds. The applications and guidelines for the New Farmers Grant Fund and the Veterans Farm Grant Fund are available online. The deadline for submission is Jan. 26, 2018.
These grant programs are central to the state’s efforts to grow New York’s agricultural industry through strategic investments in the next generation of farmers. Currently, the average age of New York farmers is approximately 55. At the same time, there is greater interest from women, veterans, new Americans, and others in beginning a career or starting a second career in farming. This year, at the direction of Cuomo, the State Department of Agriculture and Markets established a Beginning Farmer Program, including a one-stop shop, to help these groups overcome obstacles to entering the profession and maintaining a successful agricultural operation in New York. Through the program, the department launched a statewide listening tour to address challenges facing early-stage farmers and to provide information about existing resources available to them. Additional resources for new or prospective farmers are available on the department’s website, or by contacting the one-stop shop at 718-722-2668 or nyc@agriculture.ny.gov.
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Anthony Garofalo was born in Corona, NY and raised in Port Washington. In 1944, Tony enlisted in the Navy and received his basic training in Sampson, NY. After a brief assignment in Florida, he was transferred to Texas where he was assigned to a large seaworthy tug christened the ATA 198. Seaman First Class Garofalo’s duties took him to many locations in the Pacific theater including the Marshall and Philippine Islands where the ATA 198 was assigned to rescue sunken ships and transport disabled naval vessels to repair ports across the Pacific. While on watch Seaman Garofalo spent many hours keeping the vessel safe from the threat of attack from Japanese warships, torpedos and fighter planes. Garofalo learned of the end of the war while on the ATA 198 towing a disabled vessel across the wide Pacific. Garofalo was honorably discharged from the Navy on July 16, 1946, promptly joined the reserves and continued his naval service for an additional three years. During his time in the naval service, he received the American Theatre Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal and the Victory Medal.
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Garofalo started his own floor covering business, Anthony’s World of Floors, with his wife Rosemarie in 1972. In 1997, the business was awarded the Small Business of the Year. Their business is now owned and operated by their 3 sons, Richard, Robert and Joseph and daughter, Anne Marie Allen, and will continue to serve the community after 45 years together. Our 45 yr. old family business is built on our father’s dedication to good, old-fashioned, friendly customer service. We take it very seriously to meet the standards our parents have set for us. We are committed to providing first quality service as affordable & efficiently as possible. Check out our 5-star reviews at www.customerlobby.com. A hero to our homeland. A hero in our home. Anthony Garofalo served the nation, the community and his family with honor, pride and valor.
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On Sept. 12, the three newly elected New York State American Legion department heads, American Legion Commander Rena Nessler; American Legion Auxiliary President Pat Hennessy and Detachment Commander William Clancy III paid a visit to Long Island. They were greeted by members of the American Legion as well as the American Legion Auxiliary who accompanied them to the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City where they received a guided tour of Long Island’s rich heritage in the field of aerospace and aviation. From the first flights more than a century ago by frail planes on Hempstead Plains, to man’s walking on the moon, Long Island has been on the leading edge of America’s aviation and space adventure. Their next stop was the Firefighters’ Museum and Education Center, housed in the same facility as the Cradle of Aviation Museum, where they were able to experience first-hand the proud tradition of firefighting on Long Island and also had the opportunity to trace the history of firefighting in Nassau County with hands-on exhibits that feature antique and contemporary fire apparatus and gear. The trio then visited the Veterans Memorial at Eisenhower Park which serves as a tribute to the heroes of Nassau County, and dedicated to the bravery of two groups of Nassau County residents—the deceased veterans of all wars, and county firefighters—who lost their lives in the line of duty. In 1947, the park dedicated a memorial to those who died in World War II and the Veterans Memorial plaza has been growing ever since. Veterans have constructed individual monuments to honor Purple Heart and Medal of Honor recipients, Merchant Marines, veterans of World War II, the Korean War and POWs and MIAs. In 1971, the county constructed the Veterans Tower dedicated to Nassau County veterans of the Civil War, SpanishAmerican War, World Wars I and II, Korean and Vietnam wars. In 2015, a monument was added in honor of the Nassau County American Legion Auxiliary. The avenue of
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